Saturday, March 21, 2009

Guess who wandered into my aparment the other day? This tiny wisp of life that carries a name bigger than itself, a damselfly!

When I was small I used to think that damselflies were baby dragonflies. Ha! This one had enough gumption to stare me in the face and sneer,"just who d' you think you're calling 'tiny'?"

This damselfly, the very appropriately-named Wandering Wisp*, was lingering near my phalaenopsis orchids. Maybe it was hoping something tasty would come crawling by. It would've had to be a very tiny something, though!After sometime it lost interest and flew off to inspect my curtains. Maybe it thought it had better chances among the embroidered flowers.Click on the next photo to see its expression.

33 comments:

Sunita they come into my house as well. Last evening a hummingbird came into my kitchen and it was very difficult to get it out. Hubby and I were exhausted when we were finished. I wasn't keen on having stir fry hummingbird for dinner. I too used to think damsel flies were small dragon flies until my hubby told me differently. They also feed on mosquitoes.

How nice to have unexpected company! Glad the damsel didn't mind posing for pics...not that she had much choice :)Great photos, Sunita. I'm imagining open windows and fresh air now that spring has officially arrived, but we'll have to wait a while. There's thick frost on the ground this morning.Have a lovely weekend.

Great photos, although it seems to be upset about something to do with those curtains. When I was a tot we had similar ones around our bass pond that had bright blue or red-orange bodies. Pretty little things!

Wandering Wisp...very appropriate! How charming to see this Damsel on your flowered curtain! I know of a young woman who once had a dragonfly in her home, at first I envied her...then I thought to myself how all of my cats would have their way with the dragonfly. Mine are best left outdoors. Great captures, Sunita...and a wonderful experience for you!

LOL! Shady, wouldnt you be upset too? Imagine seeing a delicious steak and just as you're about to cut into it, you find it's made of cardboard !Those damselflies near your pond must've been really eye-catching. Reason enough to build a pond, I think :)

Hi Soul Searcher, welcome back to "aamchi Mumbai". But you've chosen the hottest time of the year to come here, havent you? At this time most people find beauty in an ice-cream cone or a chilled glass of beer. 'Nariyal-paani' for me !

Kim, I thought so too about the name :)A dragonfly in the house? How intriguing! But I agree with you, they're much better off outdoors. In any cae, I would always be on tenterhooks wondering whether I'm squashing it accidentally!

Well you dont need to be scared of the damselfly, Nandita. Its so tiny and delicate that it couldnt do anything to you even if it tried :)And here's the bonus ... it eats mosquitos and flies and other horrible insects. Dont you just love it now?

GT, that's funny! But I think the damselfly was there hoping for some quick snack to come crawling by :)Phalaenopsis orchids are so beautiful, arent they? I've got about 7 of them in bud, ready to bloom any day now. Happy days!

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